This is my favorite shot of the challenge. Like the clarity, intensity, soft background, highlights on the hair, cropping and what looks like a non set-up shot. Great execution.
Nice and sharp. Skin looks very blotchy though, removing some of the red could have helped which seems too saturated here. A little too much glare off the nose.
Nice image. Good use of DOF, but this does not really excite me, as a veiwer. I'm sorry, but to me, it does not really evoke any emotion or mood. Oddly enough, the only thing I see in this image is the one gray hair standing out against all the other black hairs. My eye just keeps drifting back to that one hair. <4>